Bristol City have signed Aston Villa defender Derrick Williams. The 20-year-old, born in Germany, is a Republic of Ireland U21 international and made his sole substitute appearance for Paul Lambert's men in the 1-1 draw with QPR in December.

Bolton winger Martin Petrov is heading to Spanish side Espanyol on a free transfer. The Bulgarian international has been a bit-part player this season and Bolton are desperate to move his wages off their books.

The battle at the foot of the Barclays Premier League is raging, just one point separates Bolton in 16th and Wigan in 19th, with Wolves seemingly adrift. Here, Sportsmail assess the chances of the bottom five.

Ian Holloway will hope Kevin Phillips’ dramatic last ditch equaliser is a good omen for his promotion chasing side. The evergreen striker took his tally for the season to 17 when he coolly side-footed home from Tom Ince’s cross.

Preston players are fuming after four stars were axed in a rambling late night text by new boss Graham Westley. North End's new chief sent the line-up for Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Leyton Orient in a group text to his players at 2am.

Roberto Martinez has been promised he will not be axed despite Wigan losing seven games in a row and dropping to the foot of the Barclays Premier League. Dave Whelan refuses to consider firing the Spanish boss.